South Africa

By baileymjs
  • The National Party wins the election

    The National Party wins the election

    The National Party starts an apartheid
  • The Groups Act

    The Groups Act

    Group Areas Act passed to segregate blacks and whites.
  • Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd assassinated

    Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd assassinated

    developed and applied the policy of apartheid, or separation of the races
  • SharpVille Massacure

    SharpVille Massacure

    69 killed by South African Police
  • South Africa excluded from Olympic Games

    South Africa excluded from Olympic Games

    International pressure against government begins. This happens in the 1960s
  • South Africa Leaves the Common Wealth

    South Africa Leaves the Common Wealth

    Mandela heads a new military wing.
  • Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment.

    Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment.

    He Sabotaged The Apartheid.
  • More than 3 million people forcibly resettled in black 'homelands

    More than 3 million people forcibly resettled in black 'homelands

    Land was set aside for Black People. This happened all in the 70s